The Central Bank of Russia has for the first time begun direct sales of gold from its reserves on the domestic market, opening access to the metal for banks, state-owned companies, and certain investment structures.
In Kherson region, a resident of the village of Dudchany was notified in absentia of suspicion of collaboration for participating in an occupation election commission that prepared an illegal referendum.
Based on the evidence gathered by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), a Russian FSB agent who attempted to get a job at the Defense Work Department of the Sumy Regional Military Administration (RMA) was sentenced to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Soldiers with the 57th Otaman Kost Hordiienko Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who are defending the area near Vovchansk in the Kharkiv region, have shown what the city – devastated by Russian invaders – looks like today.
Russia is not seeking territory but the subjugation of Ukraine. Therefore, strengthening defense is the main task for both Ukraine and its partners, as outcomes in diplomacy depend on strength on the battlefield.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal received a briefing from the commander of the 34th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade and visited the command post of the 39th Separate Coastal Defense Brigade of the 30th Marine Corps of the Ukrainian Navy.
Ukraine will have around 5-6 million veterans and members of their families after the war ends, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Telegram.
At the end of the week, the Ukrainian and U.S. delegations will continue working on aligning the points developed after meetings in Geneva in order to move toward peace and security guarantees.
Russian forces carried out attacks on Nikopol, Kryvyi Rih, and Synelnykove districts of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, damaging an industrial enterprise, shops, a gas station, and residential buildings.
During a visit to Kherson, Ukraine's Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal received a briefing from the head of the State Special Transport Service on the installation of anti-drone defenses along the region's roads.
The Russification of sovereign Ukrainian regions as historical territories of the Russian state underscores the openly imperialist nature of Russia's ongoing attempts to subjugate Ukraine.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said that negotiations on a peace plan for Ukraine are progressing at a rapid pace and that continued support for Ukraine is essential.
The member states of the Civil Protection Shelter Coalition of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine have announced their new contributions totaling more than EUR 22 million for the construction of shelters in Ukraine.
French President Emmanuel Macron, during his visit to China in early December, will ask Xi Jinping to influence Russia in order to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Russian army in the Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad sectors was forced to deploy its operational reserve, while Ukrainian forces are blocking attempts to storm the cities with small infantry groups.